The Massachusetts Bay Council assisted the Tricentennial
Celebration of Boston Light on
Sept. 14. The Coast Guard, along
with the National Park Service and
Boston Harbor, marked Boston
Light’s 300th year of service with
ceremonies at Boston’s Long Wharf
and on Little Brewster Island in
Boston Harbor.

The celebration included remarks
from U.S. Coast Guard Commandant
Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, as well as
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh.

“For 300 years and to this very
day mariners have relied and will
continue to rely upon Boston
Light,” Zukunft said, according to
a report from Coast Guard First
District Public Affairs.

“Think about the sheer numberof lives that this lighthouse hassaved over the centuries,” addedWalsh. “You will realize the tre-mendous service this lighthousehas given us.”Ceremonies on Long Wharf wereimmediately followed by a perfor-mance by the Coast Guard HonorGuard and Drill Team, according to areport from Ivan Samuels, the coun-cil’s vice president for Membershipand Industrial Relations. Invitedguests then boarded a harbor cruiseboat for the nine-mile ride to LittleBrewster Island, home of the onlyCoast Guard-staffed lighthouse inthe country.

Boston Light was the first lighthouse in the United States, constructed in 1716 and later rebuilt
after the British destroyed it during
the Revolutionary War. It continues to serve as a major aid to navigation as both a light and a fog
signal station.

Boston Light lighthouse keeper Sally Snowman presents a copy of her book to
Zukunft during the Tricentennial Celebration. The commandant earlier presented Snowman with the Coast Guard Commanders Award for Civilian Service.